Module Descriptors
FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
HIPO60534
Key Facts
School of Justice, Security and Sustainability
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Fiona Robertson-Snape
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 15
Assessment
- Seminar Presentation - 1000 words weighted at 25%
- Essay - 3000 words weighted at 75%
Module Details
Module Learning Outcomes
1. LOCATE FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS IN THE WIDER STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS.
Analysis
Enquiry
Knowledge & Understanding
Learning
2. CRITICALLY EXAMINE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON FOREIGN POLICY-MAKING.
Analysis
Application
Problem Solving
3. CRITIQUE THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS.
Analysis
Application
Reflection
4. APPLY, ASSESS AND REFLECT ON THEORIES BY MEANS OF A SELECTION OF CASE STUDIES IN FOREIGN POLICY.
Analysis
Application
Reflection
5. WRITE ANALYTICALLY AND COHERENTLY ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY USING ALL THE NORMAL ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS.
Communication
RELATIONS.
Analysis
Enquiry
Knowledge & Understanding
Learning
2. CRITICALLY EXAMINE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON FOREIGN POLICY-MAKING.
Analysis
Application
Problem Solving
3. CRITIQUE THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS.
Analysis
Application
Reflection
4. APPLY, ASSESS AND REFLECT ON THEORIES BY MEANS OF A SELECTION OF CASE STUDIES IN FOREIGN POLICY.
Analysis
Application
Reflection
5. WRITE ANALYTICALLY AND COHERENTLY ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY USING ALL THE NORMAL ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS.
Communication
Module Additonal Assessment Details
The Seminar Presentation (1000 words) will require you to focus precisely and concisely on a particular topic, analyse it and communicate your research and conclusions to the group. [Learning Outcomes 2, 3, 5]
The essay (3000 words) will require you to apply conceptual and theoretical insights to historical or contemporary material specific to Foreign Policy Analysis. [Learning Outcomes 1-3]
Key Information Set Data:
75% coursework
25% practical exams [skills assessment and presentations
The essay (3000 words) will require you to apply conceptual and theoretical insights to historical or contemporary material specific to Foreign Policy Analysis. [Learning Outcomes 1-3]
Key Information Set Data:
75% coursework
25% practical exams [skills assessment and presentations
Module Indicative Content
This module enables students to see Foreign Policy Analysis as an important part of the study of International Relations. Students learn how some of the main approaches to International Relations interpret and attempt to explain foreign policy. Students are encouraged to consider the ways in which several approaches can in their different ways contribute to the understanding of foreign policy making.
The module encourages students to critically analyse some of the most prominent and important approaches to foreign policy. The roles of states and other actors in the foreign policy-making process are examined. The ways in which international actors and processes influence foreign policy decision-making are considered. Likewise, the module considers the influence of actors and processes in domestic politics and society.
The theoretical material of the module is combined with a selection of illustrative case studies. These studies include the Cuban missile crisis and some more recent cases such as the wars in Iraq and Syria. Students are encouraged to consider the case studies whilst bearing in mind the theoretical and other material of the module.
The module encourages students to critically analyse some of the most prominent and important approaches to foreign policy. The roles of states and other actors in the foreign policy-making process are examined. The ways in which international actors and processes influence foreign policy decision-making are considered. Likewise, the module considers the influence of actors and processes in domestic politics and society.
The theoretical material of the module is combined with a selection of illustrative case studies. These studies include the Cuban missile crisis and some more recent cases such as the wars in Iraq and Syria. Students are encouraged to consider the case studies whilst bearing in mind the theoretical and other material of the module.
Module: Web Descriptor
This module enables students to see Foreign Policy Analysis as an important part of the study of International Relations. Students learn how some of the main approaches to International Relations interpret and attempt to explain foreign policy. Students are encouraged to consider the ways in which several approaches can in their different ways contribute to the understanding of foreign policy making.
The module encourages students to critically analyse some of the most prominent and important approaches to foreign policy. The roles of states and other actors in the foreign policy-making process are examined. The ways in which international actors and processes influence foreign policy decision-making are considered. Likewise, the module considers the influence of actors and processes in domestic politics and society.
The theoretical material of the module is combined with a selection of illustrative case studies. These studies include the Cuban missile crisis and some more recent cases such as the wars in Iraq and Syria. Students are encouraged to consider the case studies whilst bearing in mind the theoretical and other material of the module.
The module encourages students to critically analyse some of the most prominent and important approaches to foreign policy. The roles of states and other actors in the foreign policy-making process are examined. The ways in which international actors and processes influence foreign policy decision-making are considered. Likewise, the module considers the influence of actors and processes in domestic politics and society.
The theoretical material of the module is combined with a selection of illustrative case studies. These studies include the Cuban missile crisis and some more recent cases such as the wars in Iraq and Syria. Students are encouraged to consider the case studies whilst bearing in mind the theoretical and other material of the module.
Module Learning Strategies
The module incorporates three inter-dependent learning strategies. The lecture programme provides the framework, delivering material and setting up setting up key issues for analysis. The seminars provide for follow up discussion and clarification of the key issues. Independent learning will be focused on directed reading and note-taking in preparation for lectures, seminars and the assessment.
Key Information Set Data:
16% Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity
84% Guided Independent Learning
Key Information Set Data:
16% Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity
84% Guided Independent Learning
Module Texts
S. Smith, A. Hadfield & T. Dunne (eds), Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, third edition (OUP, 2016)
Valerie M. Hudson, Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory, second edition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014)
Christopher Hill, Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
Valerie M. Hudson, Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory, second edition (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014)
Christopher Hill, Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
Module Resources
Library, where you will find relevant books, journals, newspapers and periodicals.
Internet, where you will find relevant Web sites.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Internet, where you will find relevant Web sites.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.